Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
that the
King James Version
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Holman Bible
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,
International Standard Version
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, the most glorious Father, would give you a wise spirit, along with revelation that comes through knowing the Messiah fully.
A Conservative Version
So that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowledge of him,
American Standard Version
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Amplified
[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].
An Understandable Version
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you a spirit [i.e., a disposition] of wisdom and revelation [or, "give you the spiritual gifts of wisdom and revelation"], so you can have full knowledge of God.
Anderson New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the acknowledgment of him,
Bible in Basic English
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Common New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, whereby ye may know him:
Darby Translation
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,
Godbey New Testament
in order that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may grant unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the perfect knowledge of himself;
Goodspeed New Testament
The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation through the knowledge of himself,
John Wesley New Testament
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, through the knowledge of him.
Julia Smith Translation
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, might give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in his knowledge:
King James 2000
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Lexham Expanded Bible
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, {the glorious Father}, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him
Modern King James verseion
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself,
Moffatt New Testament
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for the knowledge of himself,
Montgomery New Testament
I am praying that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father most glorious, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation, through an intimate knowledge of himself;
NET Bible
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,
New Heart English Bible
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Noyes New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him;
Sawyer New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
The Emphasized Bible
That, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you a Spirit of wisdom and understanding in gaining a personal knowledge of him, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation by the knowledge of him;
Twentieth Century New Testament
My prayer is that the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all- glorious Father, may inspire you with wisdom and true insight through a fuller knowledge of himself;
Webster
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Weymouth New Testament
For I always beseech the God of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father most glorious--to give you a spirit of wisdom and penetration through an intimate knowledge of Him,
Williams New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may grant you the Spirit to give wisdom and revelation which come through a growing knowledge of Him,
World English Bible
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Worrell New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, would give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the full knowledge of Him;
Worsley New Testament
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to the knowledge of Him,
Youngs Literal Translation
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him,
Themes
Atonement » Made by jesus » Divinely ordained
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » Given » In answer to prayer
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » Given » In answer to prayer
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For wisdom
Titles and names of the holy ghost » Spirit of wisdom
Interlinear
Pneuma
Apokalupsis
Devotionals
Devotionals about Ephesians 1:17
Devotionals containing Ephesians 1:17
References
Easton
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 1:17
Prayers for Ephesians 1:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Spiritual Wisdom
16
cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 that the
Cross References
Isaiah 11:2
And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD,
John 20:17
Jesus said unto her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
Proverbs 2:5
then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Acts 7:2
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
1 Corinthians 14:6
Now, brothers, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either with revelation or with knowledge or with prophecy or with doctrine?
Genesis 41:38-39
And Pharaoh said unto his slaves, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
1 Chronicles 29:11
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the honour, for all things in the heavens and in the earth are thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Psalm 24:10
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of the hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psalm 29:3
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the LORD is upon many waters.
Jeremiah 2:11
Has a nation changed their gods? Even though they are not gods. But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.
Jeremiah 9:24
but let him that glories glory in this, that he understands me and knows me, that I am the LORD who does mercy, judgment, and righteousness in the earth: for in these things I delight, said the LORD.
Jeremiah 24:7
And I will give them a heart that they might know me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Jeremiah 31:34
And they shall no longer teach every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD, for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, said the LORD, for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Daniel 2:28-30
But there is a God in the heavens who reveals the mysteries, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall happen at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, is this:
Daniel 5:11
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom lives the spirit of the holy God; and in the days of thy father light and intelligence and wisdom, like the knowledge of God, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar, thy father, made prince over all the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and fortune-tellers; thus did thy father, the king,
Daniel 10:1
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia the Word was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the Word was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the Word, and had intelligence in the vision.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and understanding and hast revealed them unto children.
Matthew 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father, and no one has known the Son but the Father, neither has anyone known the Father except the Son and he unto whom the Son will reveal him.
Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
Luke 2:14
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will in man.
Luke 12:12
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
Luke 21:15
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
John 8:54-55
Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father that glorifies me, of whom ye say that he is your God;
John 14:17
even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see him, or know him; but ye know him, for he dwells with you and shall be in you.
John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all the things that I have said unto you.
John 16:3
And they will do these things unto you because they do not know the Father, nor me.
John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John 17:25-26
O righteous Father, the world has not known thee; but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Acts 6:10
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
Romans 15:6
that ye may with one accord and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:8
which none of the princes of this age knew (for had they known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory).
1 Corinthians 2:10
But God has revealed this unto us by his Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
1 Corinthians 12:8
For to one is given by the Spirit a word of wisdom; to another, a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;
2 Corinthians 12:1
Certainly it is not expedient for me to glory, but I will come to the visions and the revelations of the Lord.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly things in Christ;
Ephesians 3:5
which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,
Ephesians 3:18-19
may be able to well comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height
Colossians 1:9-10
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
Colossians 2:2-3
that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in charity and in all the riches of the fulfilled understanding to know the mystery of the God and Father and of the Christ;
2 Timothy 2:25
that with meekness they might teach those that resist, if God peradventure will grant unto them that they might repent and know the truth,
Titus 1:1
Paul, slave of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness;
James 2:1
My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus, the glorious Christ, with respect of persons.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, modest, benevolent, full of mercy and of good fruits, not judgmental, unfeigned.
2 Peter 1:3
as all things that pertain to life and to godliness are given us of his divine power, through the knowledge of him that has called us by his glory and virtue,
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and until the day of eternity. Amen.
1 John 2:3-4
And in this we do know that we have known him if we keep his commandments.
Revelation 7:12
saying, Amen: The blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honour and the power and the might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Psalm 24:7
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and lift yourselves up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Romans 1:28
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a perverse understanding, to do those things which are not convenient,